DrLinda Young
Honorary Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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- Honorary FellowFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Humanities and Social Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Genres of heritage, currently focusing on the historic house as a species of
museum
History of collections and museums, including the 19thC international
exhibitions
Visitor studies and evaluation of the effectiveness of heritage presentations
Museology and interpretation of historic sites
Personal and domestic material culture
Material culture theory and methods
Critical review of exhibitions
Projects
Historic houses as a species of museum
Surburban archaeology: the growth of middle class culture in Melbourne (ARC
project DP1093001, with Prof Tim Murray, AssProf Susan Lawrence and AssProf
Andy May
museum
History of collections and museums, including the 19thC international
exhibitions
Visitor studies and evaluation of the effectiveness of heritage presentations
Museology and interpretation of historic sites
Personal and domestic material culture
Material culture theory and methods
Critical review of exhibitions
Projects
Historic houses as a species of museum
Surburban archaeology: the growth of middle class culture in Melbourne (ARC
project DP1093001, with Prof Tim Murray, AssProf Susan Lawrence and AssProf
Andy May
GRANTS
- GRANTSuburban archaeology: approaching an archaeology of the middle class in 19th century Melbourne1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012People funded by this grant:
- Murray T,
- Lawrence S,
- May A,
- Hayes S,
- Young L
- GRANTThe provision of a history of the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre, Melbourne, as described in the proposal in Schedule A to this Agreement.30 Aug 2008 - 30 Jun 2012People funded by this grant:
- Witcomb A,
- Langfield M,
- Young L,
- Maclean P
- GRANTTesting the Victorian Historic Themes on local historical collections27 Dec 2007 - 30 May 2008People funded by this grant:
- Linda Young